Hatboro-Horsham Voter Guide 2023: Who's On Ballot, Where To Vote

HATBORO/HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —The primary election is Tuesday, May 16, and residents of Hatboro and Horsham Township will soon be able to cast their votes for state, county, judicial, local, and school board races.

The election technically has already begun, as mail-in votes have started to return to Montgomery County.

For the primary election, residents vote for their registered party ticket for contested and uncontested races for Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, and local judicial, government, and school board races.

In Montgomery County, the primary election is shaping up to be a more compelling race possibly than the general election.

The primary could bring big changes to the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, as longtime Democrat Ken Lawrence Jr. is resigning at year's end. The appointed replacement for longtime chair Val Arkoosh, Jamile Winder, is facing primary challengers, and incumbent Republican Joe Gale will again face down his party's establishment.

Many of the races in the primary election are uncontested, meaning that whoever wins the election then goes on to represent their respective party in the November general election.

Some contested races —for judicial and school board —have cross-filings, meaning that candidates file as Democrats and Republicans with the top vote-getters going on the ballot in November.

Who is on the ballot?

Montgomery County

The contested primary election race is for the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners.

• On the Republican ticket, Gale of Plymouth is among three candidates vying for two seats against Thomas DiBello of Limerick and Liz Ferry of Upper Dublin Township.
• On the Democratic ticket, Winder is running against Kimberly Koch, Neil Makhija, Noah Marlier, and Tanya Bamford.

Hatboro-Horsham School Board

The main contested local race is for the Hatboro-Horsham School Board. That's where eight candidates have cross-filed on both party tickets for four seats.

The candidates include David P. Brown, Bill Daly, Denise DJ Schultz, Theresa E. Brown, Vince Varallo, Susan Hunsinger-Hoff, Janine Solley, and Clarice Schillinger.

When To Vote

Polls will be open for in-person voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Where To Vote

If you're planning on voting in-person and are not sure where to go to vote, you can find your polling place here.

Montgomery County has several drop boxes for voters to leave their ballots instead of voting at the polls. Drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on Election Day and can be found through this link.